"We vassal kings have nearly 400,000 troops in our hands. It is easy to conquer Hulao Pass. Yangzhou army does not need to come to serve the king. Wang Yong, you must know that Sun Wu has only been destroyed for twenty years. In the past twenty years, the imperial court has never imposed taxes on the old land of Sun Wu. Now the Central Plains is in chaos. Although I am confident that the chaos will not last too long, it is the time when Sun Wu’s old land will rebel against the imperial court. You lead the Yangzhou army to return north. If there is a chaos in Sun Wu, can you bear the responsibility?" Sima Ji asked Wang Yong with a cold face and a group of generals of the Yangzhou army.

Now that the Eight Kings Rebellion began, twenty years have passed since Emperor Wu exempted Sun Wu from taxes on his old land. Time is really coincidental. Sima Ji did not know how it would develop in history, but judging from the difficulty of the court in the later period of the Eight Kings Rebellion, he should have no time to care about this matter.

"You must know that the Sun family was destroyed, and there were still descendants of the Sun family among the people. The conflict between the Jiangdong gentry and the Central Plains gentry is still there, so you are not afraid of the Jiangdong gentry to restore the rebellion." Sima Ji emphasized the seriousness of this matter. He remembered that such a thing happened, but the Eight Kings Rebellion had not yet reached the late stage, and the major vassal kings still had the spare time to extinguish the rebellion.

Many people think that the Eight Kings Rebellion was the first to attack the Hu people in the north. In fact, this is not the case. Jingxiang and Yangzhou began to be rebellious first. The Jin Dynasty had only been unifying the world for twenty years, and this hidden danger also exists.

"Why did the King of Yan ask us to return to Yangzhou to prevent accidents?" Wang Yong said with some embarrassment, "But the families of the soldiers are in the Central Plains, and they are inevitably interested in having their own belongings. Moreover, those who are in the army like to make achievements."

"Make sure that Yangzhou is nothing is a good thing, it means making achievements. If there is something wrong in Yangzhou, you will be all taken into slaughtering you. This is not the king who is scaring you." Sima Ji raised his head slightly and made a compromise. "Let's do this. After I enter the capital, I will specifically care about the family of Yangzhou soldiers. When I was in the southern expedition, I had seen the climate of Zhanzhou and knew the torture of hot and humidity. I would immediately write a letter to Youzhou to prepare a batch of mosquito nets and ship it to Jiankang by sea, but you must go back."

The Yangzhou army must return to Yangzhou, and this matter cannot be compromised. Once the local Jin army leaves for a long time, no one will be ready to move. No one in the Central Plains gentry looked down upon, which is nothing new. The so-called Jiangdong gentry, but Liu Yuan and Murong Wei are not so different.

"Zhang Da, take two hundred personal guards and ten thousand cavalry back with the Yangzhou army." After Sima Ji persuaded him, he directly began to attack and frighten the military. He turned to Zhang Da and ordered him to take ten thousand Jurchen cavalry back with the Yangzhou army.

If Wang Yong had a little more nonsense here, the list of King Zhao's rebellious party would be longer. King Yan's patience was limited and he always believed in the most effective method, that is, killing people, and dead people would not object.

On the way back, Sima Ji absolutely believed that in the wild, Zhang Da could lead the Jurchen cavalry to turn the Yangzhou army into a stray dog.

"Okay, Wang Yong immediately told the generals and the generals that he meant." Wang Yong gritted his teeth and agreed. Sima Ji just told him to make a decision, not to ask for his opinions. As a military officer, he could tell him what he meant.

Sima Ji watched Wang Yong and others leave the military tent, turned to Zhang Da and tilted his neck slightly. The latter understood and came to him and bowed his head and said, "What are your instructions?"

"When I went back with the Yangzhou army, I arrived in Jiankang, and I killed the entire family of the Yangzhou governor Xi Long. The charge was that I had a close relationship with Sima Lun and was a party for King Zhao. Anyway, I did not wrong him. I should not let anyone go." Sima Ji's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness and ordered, "After the matter is completed, I will search my house directly and send the property I received back to Youzhou. This is not the first time I have done it. If you go there personally, I will feel more at ease."

Xi Long's family status was not low. His ancestor Xi Lu was the censor at the end of the Han Dynasty. After entering the officialdom, Xi Long was dismissed from office twice. Fortunately, he had an old friendship with Sima Lun and met since childhood. After Sima Lun added Jiuxi, he appointed Xi Long as the governor of Yangzhou.

Of course, Sima Ji did not wrongly accuse the other party. You should know that Xi Long was under house arrest. Once the coalition of kings attacked Luoyang, they would soon order Xi Long to be killed. Sima Ji only took this step forward, and other vassal kings would definitely not object.

"Your Highness wants to be punished with severe punishment? Are there any other reasons besides being against the King of Zhao? Let me tell you that Mo Jiang will have a clear mind at that time and understand how to do things." Zhang Da killed many people in the dark for Sima Ji. He knew that the King of Yan was going to make trouble by chaotic troubles, but he used to work in Youping and the other states, so he inevitably asked a few more questions when he went to Jiangnan this time.

Sima Ji also knew Zhang Da's mentality, so he was naturally not angry. He thought for a while and said, "It is of course the best to gather the hearts of Jiangdong people. But just say that the governor of Yangzhou, Xi Long, was arrogant and domineering as an official, despised the Jiangdong genius, and was very contemptuous towards Jiangdong talents. After killing his whole family, he spread the news among the people of Jiangdong to unite people."

"Your Highness is thoughtful and Zhang Da will know what to do after he goes here." Zhang Da said in contempt after hearing this.

"Thinking about Zhou Xiang? Alas, it mainly depends on your ability. My king's vision is not necessarily correct." Sima Ji smiled bitterly and waved Zhang Da to leave. Sima Ji Xia Jibo had more things to do, but not every thing was successful. He also did a lot of wishful thinking, and in the end he had to succumb to reality.

For example, he once developed silk in Youzhou. In his impression, this kind of living woman is more suitable. When he first thought about it, he thought about it all the benefits. When women work in the slack season, Sima Ji gave them no less wages than men's workers. Economic status determines family status. Women have a source of income. I believe men will look up to them.

Later, Sima Ji reduced the wages of the female workers to half of the male workers, and barely recovered the profits that Xia Jibo had not had before. If the men in Youzhou were not busy, farming and farming, and were slack farming, he would have driven all the female workers away.

It's very simple, because adult female workers are constantly getting pregnant, and there are no contraceptive measures these days, giving birth to children one after another. Sima Ji, as a representative of a feudal lord, was not from the State Poverty Alleviation Office, so he naturally had no interest in raising a group of ancestors. Later, he turned to recruiting women who did not get married to work, and his wages were half as high as those of male workers.

Now there is very little left for men and women equality educated by Sima Ji later generations, and only plays a role in some aspects. For example, in the eyes of the King of Yan, men are the target of exploitation, and of course women are the same. In this regard, men and women are equal, and both men and women are all leeks.

"What should I do? Once the kings attack Luoyang, what will they treat us?" After another court meeting, court officials left the hall in groups of three or three, their eyebrows full of sorrow for the future.

There are four coalition forces of the vassal kings outside Hulao Pass in the east, and there are coalition forces of the Qin kings and brothers of Hangu Pass in the west. Both sides are siegeing the city all night. This is not the King of Hejian, who is in the north, and the Jingxiang army south of Guangcheng Pass in the south. The Eight Kings coalition forces are known as one million, and have surrounded Luoyang from all directions.

This time the Eight Kings Rebellion is much larger than when it first started in history. When Sima Ying and Sima Jiong attacked Luoyang in history, Sima Lun dared to send troops to fight, but now he dared not leave the pass. Luoyang Imperial Forces is not known for his reputation, but his two fists cannot match four hands, and they cannot withstand many people on the other side. There are enemies on all sides, so how can we fight?

Outside the Eight Passes of Sizhou, thousands of sporadic troops are still rushing to surrender to the vassal kings every day; and the number of people is still rising. The boiling Central Plains is now a war machine that has started. Even in the court, the court officials in Luoyang City seem to hear its huge engine rumbling.

These court officials who were worried about the most were their own destiny. Whether they were false or had to bow their heads under the eaves, they all accepted Sima Lun's seal and were now considered members of the pseudo-in-law. Once any pass was broken and the vassal kings from all directions came in, they were in danger of their lives.

Before we knew it, the intention of setting things right to welcome the king's army appeared in the hearts of many court officials. We cannot wait for the king's coalition forces to break through the pass. We must rush to make things right before the king's coalition forces break through the pass, and then open various passes to welcome the king's army. In this way, these vassal kings have no reason to deal with them.

They were right. Among the Eight Kings, there was a vassal king who was thinking about them. Not only did he think about the Zhao King's rebel party in Luoyang, but he didn't even let go of those who were far away in Yangzhou. He is now receiving professionals from his hometown. Before he could enter Hulao Pass, he has already begun to think about how to exploit the skins of these anti-Shenzhen elements.

Luo Yong brought six or seven hundred prisoners, which seemed to have brought all the cruel officials and criminal officials in Youping. Sima Ji had forced labor service in the two prefectures for many years and trained a group of easy-to-use talents. This time, the Youzhou army did not send all the troops, but the prisoners were enough to reach all the standards, and this was his real direct army of King Yan.

"The rebellious party of King Zhao cannot be tolerated. You are all people who have made contributions to Youzhou's years of comfort. I hope you will not disappoint me if you change the place." Looking at the cruel officials and criminals who were all filled with bloody smell when they were going to that stop, Sima Ji nodded with satisfaction, "I will use troops for a thousand days and use troops for a while. If you enter Luoyang, it will depend on you."

"Don't worry, your highness, as long as the person falls into our hands, he will die, and we will let him confess." A cruel official with a sharp mouth and a monkey cheek smiled sinisterly, "I don't know if they are iron-clad, how many of the villain's seventeen sets of torture instruments can withstand."
Chapter completed!